East Midlands Branch

THE INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS

AND ITS APPLICATIONS

Stamping through Mathematics

A talk by

Robin Wilson

(Open University)

Wednesday 13th November, 2002

starting at 7.30 pm

Nottingham University

Pope Building, Room A1

[Campus map – http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/univ/campus-maps/up-map.html]

Abstract

In this talk I shall cover the entire history of mathematics, from earliest times to the modern computer age, illustrating it with postage stamps featuring mathematics and mathematicians.

No charge is made to attend meetings, non-IMA members are welcome

For further details of this event or other East Midlands Branch activities consult the Web Site http://science.ntu.ac.uk/msor/ccb/ima.html or by contacting the Branch General Secretary:

Dr Stephen Hibberd, Division of Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham, Tel. (0115) 9513841 or email: Stephen.Hibberd@nottingham.ac.uk